Africa Star

Boy on the Bridge(el)

In a seemingly idyllic Cypriot village, twelve-year-old Socrates finds himself in the centre of a murder investigation that exposes a dark family secret and changes his life forever.

Behind Closed Doors(ar)

Samira is an attractive, young Moroccan woman who is happily married to a banker. Their lives are turned upside down with the appointment of a new director in the company where Samira works who begins to harass her. This is where she finds herself at a dead end she decides to proceed in another direction and puts into action an ingenious plan to obtain the proof she needs.

Virus Queen(en)

An experimental essay film reflecting on love, temporality, memory, absence, and living with HIV.

Another Great Night(en)

Another Great Night follows Lia as she walks home alone after a night out, a journey fraught with risk and harassment. This film shows a condensed version of the many hazards that can befall women as they navigate often unfriendly and dangerous terrain, simply wishing to make their way home. Another great night? Well, that depends on your perspective.

Máscaras(es)

Behind a Look(pt)

After attending to a client with wound marks on her face, a lash designer realizes that there is something very wrong with the girl's home life.

Orange Shoes(el)

In an attempt to connect with his fiancee who's she's locked in a Sanitarium, Pavlos tries to enter in his own will without thinking of the consequences.

Gala(ca)

A portrayal of girlhood through the eyes of an average teenage girl.

Roads and Oranges(el)

Two sisters have lost their father during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. When they learn that there are chances he might be still alive, they travel to Turkey to search for him.

Pollinator(en)

A dystopian future set in a totalitarian world , where a young man's life is about to change.

Whispers of Dead Zone(tr)

Cyprus-born Mete, a young man directing TV series in İstanbul, in order to shoot a documentary, returns to the lands he emigrated from 10 years ago…

Riverbed(ar)

"Riverbed" tells the story of Salma and her returning daughter Thuraya, and their attempt to preserve, maintain and reconstruct their lives with and against each other. Salma survived many years by protecting her independence, she reached her peace through letting go of any attachments. But the past does not let go of Salma and brings back Thuraya, defeated, divorced, and pregnant.

Elo & Flo(en)

A pregnancy test leads Eloïse to question the future of her open relationship with Florence, hoping there could be more between them.

Othello(en)

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.

MADRESELVA(es)

Exergo(eu)

A young woman who has just started a job at an art museum writes an email to a friend she lived with until recently. The other woman, also young, works as an artist and has just moved to a new city. A narrator reads this email, but we don't know which of the two women the voice belongs to, whether to the sender or to the receiver of the message. Neither are we aware of the details of this relationship; but what we do know is that, in addition to their interest in art, they share a concern for the difficulties of carrying out their personal and professional lives in the present. By focusing on the peripheral or hidden details of some paintings in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, this narrator relates several stories linked to the social, economic and psychological conditions of the artists, both past and present.

Heart Strings(en)

A short scene about a breakup between Lucy and Zelda, who's relationship has been put to the test recently.

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail(en)

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

Places of Worship(en)

Steph, a sixteen year old altar server, dutifully puts away the collection money after mass. But when a fellow altar server tries to pocket some of the money, Steph attempts to stop her. What starts as an innocent attempt to prevent thievery looks an awful lot like something else to the priest who interrupts them...Suddenly Steph is followed by symbols of the Virgin Mary, a warning around her sexual desires. Steph must navigate the intimidation of her fellow altar server, a crush on her movie theater coworker, and her own feelings around the comfort of her queer identity.

Antes de que las flores marchiten(es)

Sandy and Alejandra are two young women who live together with Lexa, an artist with a multiple personality who is preparing her new exhibition. however, the romance between these two personalities will be in danger, not only because of their inability to have physical contact but also because of the problems it generates for Lexa and the body they inhabit. therefore, Sandy and Alejandra must decide before it is too late.